Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-24 Thread José Abílio Oliveira Matos
On Thursday 24 October 2002 14:47, Edwin Leuven wrote: > > > /.? > > > > You know those hidden files that are present in the root directory. Oh, > > you don't have it? Maybe he is sepaking of Chips and Dips, who knows. ;-) > > http://slashdot.org Unless this is a high level joke you didn't got

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-24 Thread Edwin Leuven
> > /.? > > You know those hidden files that are present in the root directory. Oh, > you don't have it? Maybe he is sepaking of Chips and Dips, who knows. ;-) http://slashdot.org

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-24 Thread José Abílio Oliveira Matos
On Thursday 24 October 2002 02:58, Garst R. Reese wrote: > > It's OK John, I _was_ president of my college debating club :) > But that does not mean that I am against Qt dev. My car license plate > happens to be QT 519, which says only that P.E.I. is small. Completly out of topic, but this weeke

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-24 Thread Jean-Marc Lasgouttes
> "John" == John Levon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: John> On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:29:18PM +0200, Edwin Leuven wrote: >> On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:56, Garst R. Reese wrote: > For me >> qt is just another bloated lib to install on an already crowded > >> disk. >> >> you must have been t

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-24 Thread Angus Leeming
On Thursday 24 October 2002 2:06 am, Rob Lahaye wrote: > Angus, > > A small patch to src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C: > > (1)"#include FORMS_H_LOCATION" is there twice, > > (2) The following header includes appear to be superfluous: > > #include "bufferparams.h" > #include "vspace.h

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 09:15:43PM +0200, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: > | Layouts don't nest properly. > | No way to have a sequence of multipar "proofs" with a single layout. > > User definable layouts does not fix this... That's why I was talking about user "defined environment", implementable b

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Allan Rae
On Thu, 24 Oct 2002, John Levon wrote: > On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 01:23:49PM +1000, Allan Rae wrote: > > > up. Sure this doesn't get the Qt Document code written but it still > > benefits Qt because once the controller is known to work your Qt > > Edwin has already written the Qt doc dialog, and t

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 01:23:49PM +1000, Allan Rae wrote: > up. Sure this doesn't get the Qt Document code written but it still > benefits Qt because once the controller is known to work your Qt Edwin has already written the Qt doc dialog, and the controller for it. > coding skills can complet

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Allan Rae
On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Edwin Leuven wrote: > It just makes me sad to see scarce resources (developer time) being directed > towards the xforms frontend which in turn delays qt with in turn delays inset > unification which in turn etc etc We have three frontends. I'm sure there are a few people (mo

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Rob Lahaye
Angus, A small patch to src/frontends/xforms/FormDocument.C: (1)"#include FORMS_H_LOCATION" is there twice, (2) The following header includes appear to be superfluous: #include "bufferparams.h" #include "vspace.h" #include "lyxfunc.h" #include "bufferview_funcs.h

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 09:25:54PM +0200, Edwin Leuven wrote: > It just makes me sad to see scarce resources (developer time) being directed > towards the xforms frontend which in turn delays qt with in turn delays inset > unification which in turn etc etc Well me too, I suppose, but we can't f

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Edwin Leuven
> What's with the attitude Edwin ? my apologies to Garst, but after reading his email I thought I was on /. instead off lyx-devel. Forgot myself so to say > Some people will prefer to still use xforms. precisely my point > So what ? Yes, I don't care either > You don't have to > use

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Andre Poenitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:14:55PM +0100, John Levon wrote: | > > Things like "native support" for \newenvironment{} ? | > | > Isn't that done via .layout files ??? | | Layouts don't nest properly. | | No way to have a sequence of multipar "proofs" wi

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:40:17PM +0200, Andre' Poenitz wrote: > No way to have a sequence of multipar "proofs" with a single layout. Which btw leads to a more compact work around than that I was previously aware of: One could create two otherwide identical layouts called 'proof1' and 'proof2' an

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:14:55PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > > Things like "native support" for \newenvironment{} ? > > Isn't that done via .layout files ??? Layouts don't nest properly. No way to have a sequence of multipar "proofs" with a single layout. Andre' -- Those who desire to give u

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:31:02PM +0200, Edwin Leuven wrote: > > Smaller? > > I said "seriously" I am serious. I would't install the whole lot of Qt helper libs just to run LyX. > but I doubt most people will. 90 percent of the user's will have some version > of qt installed. I care about 90

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:29:18PM +0200, Edwin Leuven wrote: > On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:56, Garst R. Reese wrote: > > For me qt is just another bloated lib to install on an already crowded > > disk. > > you must have been the president of your university's debating club. I thought the pur

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:29:18PM +0200, Edwin Leuven wrote: > On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:56, Garst R. Reese wrote: > > For me qt is just another bloated lib to install on an already crowded > > disk. > > you must have been the president of your university's debating club. What's with the

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:12:34PM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > Things like "native support" for \newenvironment{} ? Isn't that done via .layout files ??? john -- "This is playing, not work, therefore it's not a waste of time." - Zath

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 05:34:23PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > > You need a new feature? > > It seems a bit pointless releasing otherwise. I have no problems with "no release". Apart from that there are a few new fearures. We can read old .lyx files now for starters. > > What about user defined

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Edwin Leuven
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:17, Andre Poenitz wrote: > > But seriously, what's the point of > > the xforms frontend once we have a qt frontend? > > Smaller? I said "seriously" > I think I will. but I doubt most people will. 90 percent of the user's will have some version of qt installed. an

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Edwin Leuven
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 17:56, Garst R. Reese wrote: > For me qt is just another bloated lib to install on an already crowded > disk. you must have been the president of your university's debating club. Ed,

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Darren Freeman
On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 01:26, Garst R. Reese wrote: > Edwin Leuven wrote: > > > Best way to do this is with rm -rf. But seriously, what's the point of the > > xforms frontend once we have a qt frontend? > For me qt is just another bloated lib to install on an already crowded > disk. > Garst > Ye

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Darren Freeman
On Thu, 2002-10-24 at 00:54, John Levon wrote: > On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 05:01:45PM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > > > Since there was this political decision of including the Qt frontend in > > 1.3.0 if I may remind you. > > So what would a 1.3.0 without Qt's release notes look like ? > > o Fixe

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 06:30:59PM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > > What are the new features that warrant a release, if not Qt ? > > You need a new feature? It seems a bit pointless releasing otherwise. > What about user defined environments? > > Two days work and not a four month stall. What

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 04:24:49PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > So what would a 1.3.0 without Qt's release notes look like ? > > o Fixed some minor stuff > o spellchecking of multi-language docs > > What are the new features that warrant a release, if not Qt ? You need a new feature? What about u

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 03:49:15PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > > > been a good place to start. I think that the current state > > > of the code reflects my learning curve pretty well. > > > > Sure, but this is an ongoing process ... > > tht's the nature of learning curves. I mean the cleanup w

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 05:01:45PM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > Since there was this political decision of including the Qt frontend in > 1.3.0 if I may remind you. So what would a 1.3.0 without Qt's release notes look like ? o Fixed some minor stuff o spellchecking of multi-language docs What

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 04:14:09PM +, Edwin Leuven wrote: > Best way to do this is with rm -rf. But seriously, what's the point of the > xforms frontend once we have a qt frontend? Smaller? > Of course you do whatever you feel like doing. That's the game. It's > just that all this effort on

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Andre Poenitz
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 02:57:59PM +0100, John Levon wrote: > > For the here and now, I'll happily attempt controller/view splits > > of the remaining dialogs, but you'll have noticed that there is a > > considerable effort involved. > > But *this* work is blocking the release of 1.3.0. Since t

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Angus Leeming
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 2:57 pm, John Levon wrote: > On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > > I'm really not that interested in GUIs. I am interested in > > learning how to write good code and the frontend stuff has > > been a good place to start. I think that the cur

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Edwin Leuven
Dear Angus, > You'll have noticed that I haven't got involved with the Qt stuff at all. > There's a reason for that and I'll let you into the secret: > Elegant, understandable code is what I'm interested in. Of course we all have our own reasons. I am interested in an elegant, understandable and

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread John Levon
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote: > I'm really not that interested in GUIs. I am interested in learning > how to write good code and the frontend stuff has been a good > place to start. I think that the current state of the code reflects my > learning curve pretty w

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Angus Leeming
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 3:15 pm, Edwin Leuven wrote: > On Wed Oct 23, 2002 11:57, Angus Leeming wrote: > > Thereafter, I /may/ gird up my loins and convert it to > > Edwin's Control/View split... > > why not spend your time on the qt dialog? time better spend if > you ask me. Hello, Ed! You'

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Lars Gullik Bjønnes
Angus Leeming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Wednesday 23 October 2002 12:50 pm, Rob Lahaye wrote: >> One small thing to remove: >> >> >> @@ -386,6 +414,9 @@ void FormDocument::update() >> language_update(params); >> options_update(params); >> bullets_update(params)

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Edwin Leuven
On Wed Oct 23, 2002 11:57, Angus Leeming wrote: > Thereafter, I /may/ gird up my loins and convert it to Edwin's > Control/View split... why not spend your time on the qt dialog? time better spend if you ask me. Ed.

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Angus Leeming
On Wednesday 23 October 2002 12:50 pm, Rob Lahaye wrote: > One small thing to remove: > > > @@ -386,6 +414,9 @@ void FormDocument::update() > language_update(params); > options_update(params); > bullets_update(params); > + > +// reset widgets to valid input > +

Re: [patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Rob Lahaye
Angus Leeming wrote: Check out the use of the checkedGlueLengths here! Ooo! You're left in no doubt that you've entered something dumn. Rob, I've made it a little less in-your-face by setting only LCOL1 to red. That way, the user won't get irritated too much as he tries to enter the val

[patch]: xforms document dialog

2002-10-23 Thread Angus Leeming
Check out the use of the checkedGlueLengths here! Ooo! You're left in no doubt that you've entered something dumn. Rob, I've made it a little less in-your-face by setting only LCOL1 to red. That way, the user won't get irritated too much as he tries to enter the value, but if he clicks e